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CARDIA BIOPLASTICS Additional waste bag orders from Nanjing take annual requirement to over EUR 700,000 / Other city districts undertaking trial programmes	11.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Spanish household recycling rate reaches nearly 57% / EU's runner-up in 2013	25.08.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Solid growth in H1 2014 / Mild winter shifts construction season / Packaging and consumer goods remain stable / Technical parts producers report good business	22.08.2014
RUSVINYL First PVC test batch produced / Facility in start-up mode / Output to go towards domestic market	13.08.2014
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING US market to grow by 4.9% per year to 2018 / Led by strong demand for parenteral containers and blister packaging / Freedonia report	07.08.2014
SHALE GAS German environment agency remains sceptical on fracking / Latest expert opinion recommends tight restrictions / Draft legislation expected in autumn	05.08.2014
FRANCE Plastics processing sector expected to recover slightly in 2014 / Construction segment remains weak while automotive is largely stable / 2013 decline smaller than expected / State support for innovative and export-oriented companies	04.08.2014
SHALE GAS First exploration licences awarded in UK / Prelude to drilling permits / Scottish nationalists in a bind	01.08.2014
CARRIER BAGS Increasing use in UK supermarkets / Overall tonnage of bags continues to drop / Mandatory charges affect use in Wales and Northern Ireland	31.07.2014
WINDOWS MARKET Energy performance makes plastic fastest growing material / China demand supported by residential growth / US consumption driven by commercial applications / Two Freedonia reports	30.07.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY Solid half-year performance / Positive development / Exports improve / Expectations for H2 somewhat lower / Players continue to suffer from renewable energy surcharges	25.07.2014
FRANCE Fédération de la Plasturgie sees 3,000 jobs threatened by proposed plastic bag ban / Calls for low-priced bioplastics	25.07.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY First five months of 2014 see solid growth / Economy stable / Rising pressure on margins / IK industry association posts detailed figures for 2013	24.07.2014
CUPS AND LIDS MARKET US consumption to reach USD 10 bn in 2018 / Lid demand growth to outpace cups / Foodservice market will remain largest application sector / Freedonia report	24.07.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Exports rise again in first quarter led by China / Imports remain weak / "Much-needed injection of confidence"	21.07.2014
FRANCE Ban on lightweight plastic bags from 2016 / Retail associations warn of additional costs to the consumer of EUR 300m per year	18.07.2014
SOUTH AFRICA Commodity plastics consumption to grow by 4.7% per year to 2017 / Growing demand for packaged foods / Frost & Sullivan report	08.07.2014
MITSUBISHI / SABIC Plans for Saudi MMA and PMMA complex finalised / Start-up targeted for mid-2017	04.07.2014
SHALE GAS Spain's constitutional court throws out fracking ban / Some estimate reserves as high as 1.4 tr cbm	01.07.2014
MEDICAL PLASTICS Asia Pacific market to grow by 6.2% per year to 2017 / Improving regulations and investments to boost demand / Frost & Sullivan report	01.07.2014
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry continues its decline in 2013 / Drop in volume of material processed / Companies report stable operations / Construction and packaging sectors hope for economic improvement	30.06.2014
ITALY Plastics sector still in crisis mood / Consumption of all polymers declines in 2013	27.06.2014
UK INDUSTRY Growth in output boosted by plastic and rubber sector / Highest production in 40 years	18.06.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA revises down 2014 sales prediction / Orders in Germany boosted by investment in plant and equipment / Foreign export growth to slow	17.06.2014
NOVA CHEMICALS First barrels of ethane from Bakken Shale formation arrive in Joffre / New feedstock mix should enable full-scale production at group's PE plants	17.06.2014

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